Budding implement.



'Nrrsn 'raras ATENT BUDDING IMPLEM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,172, dated December18, 1900.

Application filed August 9, 1900. serial No. 26,419. (No model.)

T0 all wiz/0m t 'nw/y concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM NELSON, residing in the parish of Jefferson,in the State of Louisiana, have made certain new and useful Improvementsin Budding Implements, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved implement for use in budding an eye from achoice variety of fruit onto a hardy or common variety; and theinvention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as Will be hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an implementembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side View thereof as in use. Fig. 3is a detail view illustrating the spring for holding the tool orimplement against the stock on which it is operating, and Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing a somewhat different form of implement.

In the operation of budding it is usual to remove the bark, in the firstplace, from the tree to bebndded, and then to remove a similar piece ofbark from a limb of a tree bearing a fine variety of fruit, and it isdesirable to have the piece of bark to be budded onto the tree of thesame size as the piece previously cut from the tree to be budded. Incarrying out my invention I provide parallel blades which may beoperated transversely of the stock to be budded and that from which thebud is to be removed, so the bud-section may correspond in size andshape to the space provided for it on the tree to be budded.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the implement consists of a suitablehandle A, Which may be of Wood, metal, or other suitable material, andthe blades B, secured to said handle and spaced apart and extendingparallel, as shown. In securing the blades to the handle it may bepreferred to form the latter in its head B with slots B2, in which arefitted the butt-ends of the blades,which are then secured in place byscrews C, which may be made of the best material, with a raised roundedhead having a deep nickand closely and deeply threaded, so they will notquickly Wear out. The edges of the blades B at b projectbeyond thehandle and are sharpened, being preferably beveled or sharpened on theirouter sides, as shown. The ends of the blades opposite the edges b arepreferably curved and sharpened at b', as shown, and Amay be used instripping the bud-section longitudinally of the stock, as well as instripping longitudinally the bark from the stock which is to be budded.`

It may be preferable in some instances to provide the tool or implementshown in Fig. l with a spring to press against lthe stock being budded,on the opposite side thereof from the blades, in order to hold the toolfirmly against the stock. In Figs. l, 2, and 3 I show a desirable formof such spring, which comprises a plate D, secured to the handle A andhaving arms E .pivoted thereto and actuated byv a coil-spring F, thearms E being arranged in line With and so they will oppose the blades Bin the operation of the device, as shown in the drawings. Y

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 I arrange the blades G in two pairs,suitably secured to the handle, With the cutting edges H of the bladesof each pair facing each other and forming a triangular recess in whichfits the stock to be operated upon. This is a simple construction whichWill efficiently operate to cut the stock transversely as desired.

In operation it Will be noticed that by using the improved tool both forcutting the bark from the limb to be budded and the section of bark Withthe bud the latter can be made to exactly fit the space cut out for it,and the entire operation can be performed by the improved tool orimplement, it not being necessary to lay down the knife to take upanother to split the bark or cut offleaves, dac., as all can be donewith the implement shown and before described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. An implement for use in budding comprising a handle and bladessecured thereto and spaced apart and having one edge sharpened and theiropposite edges rounded at the ends of the blades and sharpened,substantially as set forth.

2. An implement substantially asdescribed, provided with the parallelblades arranged to operate transversely of the stock and with the springdevice to bear on the opposite sides of IOO vided with blades spacedapart with edges adapted to operate transversely upon bhe stock, andedged at the outer end to form a entber for splitting lhe bark,substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM NELSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. HARRIS, GABRIEL H. FUSELIER.

